Super Cedar Firestarters vs Duraflame & Fat Wood Fire Starter burns cleaner, hotter & longer

Super Cedar recently used the services of an unbiased 3rd party laboratory in the evaluation of our product and two competing fire starters. The products compared were: Super Cedar | Duraflame Firestart | Fat Wood

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Ignition Study

Sample	Description of Ignition
Super Cedar	Ignites with one touch of match
Duraflame firestarter	Ignites wrapper with one touch of match
Fat Wood	Sustained ignition after 3 applications of a lit match

Duration of Visible Flaming

Sample	Description of visible flaming
Super Cedar	53 minutes then smoldering
Duraflame firestarter	58 minutes then smoldering
Fat Wood	25 minutes then smoldering

Visible Smoke

Sample	Relative Visible Smoke
Super Cedar	Least (not apparent)
Duraflame firestarter	Medium (noticeable)
Fat Wood	Most (significant)

Conclusion
Based on the foregoing investigation and analysis, to a reasonable degree of engineering certainty, MDE Engineers concludes the following. The Super Cedar and Duraflame Firestart ignited with one match as opposed to three matches with the Fat Wood. The Super Cedar achieved higher flame temperatures in a faster time period compared to the other products. After 9 minutes the recorded temperatures are comparable between the Super Cedar and the Duraflame Firestart and after 13 minutes the temperatures for all products are comparable until 30 minutes. The duration of the flaming is comparable between the Duraflame Firestart and the Super Cedar, at more than 50 minutes, both being significantly longer in time than the Fat Wood at 25 minutes. The visible smoke emissions of the Super Cedar are less than the Duraflame Firestart and significantly less than the Fat Wood.
Sincerely,
MDE Engineers, Inc.

Noel Putaansuu CFEI
Technical Specialist / Fire Investigator

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I wanted to tell you that I've been extremely pleased with your fire-starter product. I received my samples and tried them in my wood stove without any newspaper or kindling wood to put them to a real test, just a few small splits. The SuperCedar worked so well that I ordered a pack of 100! Starting a fire is no longer something I lament, I know that when I light the match that in 10 minutes my fire will be roaring, every time! I've shared a few with some fellow wood burners and they've all converted too.
~Josh B., Flint, MI ~